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Kreg has recently come out with their Mobile Project Center, a new folding work table.

The Kreg Mobile Project Center features a heavy gauge steel A-frame base, and a large top with an integrated Kreg Clamp Trak and dog holes. It’s designed to work with several different Kreg tools and accessories, but it’s still very functional by itself even if you don’t already own any Kreg products.

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Two reinforced polypropylene tables flip up independently and lock with the Kreg Clamp Trak in the middle to give you a 27.75″ x 31.5″ work surface. When the project center is in sawhorse mode, with both tables folded down, the Clamp Trak is still usable.

The Mobile Project center can support up to 350lbs. and there’s a bottom shelf that can hold up to 25lbs.

The Mobile Project Center has keyhole slots on the side, for using the track clamps vertically like a vise. They can hold a workpiece against the side of the project center, or can be used with Kreg bench dogs for low-profile clamping.

Kreg wood project clamps can slide into a T-slot on the underside of one of the tables. This allows you to use them one-handed to position and secure material to the table.

The sides also have slots for support brackets that allow you to span a 2×4 from one Mobile Project Center to another. This gives you the ability to drop in a sheet of 3/4″ plywood on top of the 2×4’s to make a much larger work surface.

When using the Mobile Project Center as a sawhorse, you can attach 2x4s to the Clamp Trak using the included bushings, to protect the clamp track from damage.

The support brackets also have a an upper slot which brings the spanning 2x4s flush to the sacrificial 2×4. This allows you to fully support a sheet of plywood and not worry about cutting into the Mobile Project Center.

You can connect two Mobile Project Centers together with special connection keys which store in the tables when they aren’t being used.

When it’s time to clean up, the tables fold down by pulling the two easy release tabs. Then you bring the legs together while pulling up on the middle of the bottom shelf, which conveniently has a carrying handle built right in. To set it back up is just as easy, spread out the legs and pull up the tables — they automatically lock into place.

Check out their intro video to see what you can do with the Kreg Mobile Project Center:

First Thoughts

I’ve seen the Kreg Mobile Project Center in local stores, where they’ve been on display since before Black Friday. I went to Rockler today to see if I could play with a Port-A-Cube, but they didn’t have one set up. Instead I played around with the Mobile Project Center, and was immediately impressed.

It has a decent size top, is really sturdy, and seems well thought out. The only downside that I could see was that it was a little low for a work surface, about the height of a plastic sawhorse.

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I understand that Kreg’s focus has always been on woodworking and such, so the plastic top isn’t so much a shortcoming as it’s a design decision. Make it friendly to sawblades and such, or durable under metal working conditions? They chose the former.

If I were a younger man I’d be tempted – and would get rid of my homemade table ( a piece of 3/8 inch plate with 4 pipe flanges welded on the bottom to attach splayed out 3/4 inch pipe legs with crutch tip feet). Its heavy and I was never ambitious enough to cut proper slots in the plate – so my drilled keyholes are often in not exactly the right spot

I don’t own neither so I can’t comment on the build quality. I was just going by the comment on the miller site that they can have run off as much as 1/8 of an inch. I just have higher expectation for a table that price. Again I could be wrong but if I was in the market for one I would definitely look at the Northern Tool or HF first. If those doesn’t meet my need I would be more inclined to build my own.

It also isn’t very stable at all. I was tempted to get one, but after reading the reviews, and looking at one today in person, unless you’re just doing very light work, it will probably cause more frustration than it is worth.

Hobart sells one at around $100 that may need a little work to the table, but looks like it uses the same base as the Miller. All this talk led me to realize I’ve got a perfectly functional cart under my workbench that would probably be an awesome mobile welding cart though!

Wish I could handle one locally to assess the top. I love the idea of having one portable work table that allows the use of my exiting kreg clamps, the ability to use bench dogs, and could essentially replace the need for seperate stands for the miter saw and table saw.

These look like the 21st century update of Black & Decker’s Workmate folding tables. Between the two of us, my dad and I have 3.5 of the old ones – and they can pry them from our cold dead hands. The new models are predictably crappy, unfortunately, so we’ll be repairing ours into the far distant future….

I was in Home Depot the other day and they had a Husky worktable set up. About 3′ tall. It has two t-tracks for standard clamps. Makes into a router table. I didn’t see the demo, but it looks sturdy enough. The router plate is not metal, though. But at $60, it looks good. It could be used in some of the same ways this table is, though it doesn’t have all places for clamps, etc that the one you reviewed has. They have a nice promo video and also a dimensioned drawing of it. I wish other companies would do that. Even good companies like Bosch and Dewalt, with expensive items bought online, it is difficult to find the dimensions.

Actually, I think this is quite clever. Most everything it does can be done cheaper or better by something else but it combines quite a lot of features at a substantially lower price than the (much) better walko or festool folding tables.

If this sells, there’s going to be a demand for replacement tops. A killer profit opportunity for Kreg 🙂

I agree. I think this will sell. Based on the visual it look reasonably well build. I liked the fact that they use C Channel and solid metal instead of metal tubing. That mean I can easily hose them down if needed and they will air dry nicely.

You are right the concept is not new but it’s definitely a very well executed packaged. The way they have combined everything is definitely super. One of the reviewer mentioned that he would like to see some locking mechanism for the top while the table are folded. Personally I would love to see some height adjustable legs. Other than those I think we have a winner.

I wasn’t aware of the tough build. I am going to pick those up. The ability to drop in 2×4 without any modification is awesome. I saw some guys on youtube showing how he notched out some 2×4 to fit into a cheaper pair of sawhorse. I think this is a much better option. Plus the leg height are adjustable as well. The fact that there isn’t any cross bracing or shelf underneath is a feature that I like in this case because I can roll stuff underneath without any obstruction. Easier for cleaning/vacuuming too for a semi-permanent workstation set up.

I am still contemplating since we don’t have a Menards locally. S&H was about 15 for two. So it still come out cheaper. I do like the fact that the tough build c700 have rubber feet (at least it look like they do based on the pictures) and are available at my local home depot. I have been meaning to check them out locally. If the build quality is good on the Tough Build I don’t mind picking them up locally for a little more especially with the added rubber feet.

Get the Husky table. Its way better than any folding workbench I’ve used. The old B&D one was always too small. Very lightweight & all you have to do is detach the legs. Very sturdy. Its even big enough to lay a door or full sheets of drywall, ply, etc. The only problem I had was the slots for a clamp. It says that most “normal” bar clamps will work. I tried an Irwin & a Bessey. They didn’t fit so I had to customize the clamp slots. Other than that the Husky is a great work table. Its perfect for my tile & miter saws as well as a saw horse. Plus it’s a lot cheaper than the kreg.

Woodcraft also have one called the QuikBench. It’s currently on sale for $79.99. Based on the reviesw the bottom shelf are the weak point, the kreg one have similar plastic shelf connecting the two legs and so does the Pegasus. I really hope they use some heavier duty plastic or have some metal inside. The pivot point on the kreg also look a little different so I don’t know if they will function without the shelf or not. I don’t mind if the plastic shelf broke because I don’t plan to use it anyway but if broken shelf also render the bench useless then that’s definitely a problem.

At any rate I have pick up one of the QuikBench today. The store associate said he have two and he is happy with them. Based on my in store inspection and unboxing at home the undershelf seem to be ok. They are definitely the achilles of the whole thing and could be made better but I think it should be ok as long as I don’t use or abuse them.

Santa, maybe knowing that it was going to be a really, really, really rough Holiday decided to surprise me with this the day before Christmas and tonight, needing a little moment of Zen, decided to brave the 25 degree temperatures (it was 50 this afternoon!), set it up and drill some holes.

I really, really like this bench. It is lightweight, it is sturdy and while I know one review I saw mentioned they found it rather short; I’m 6-foot-5 and actually find it to be a very good height. Of course, I may just be used to benches designed for shorter folks.

I’m adding another set of bench dogs tomorrow ($7 at menards plus 11% rebate) and another hold-down clamp for it … which brings me to my only real “gripe” about the bench: the hold-down clamp really doesn’t hold down very tight. There is a great deal of wiggle when workpieces are under the clamp (though, I did have great success wrapping some better-late-than-never presents with it).

Obviously, this isn’t geared toward high-end woodworkers. But for the weekend warrior/DIY/newbie, especially if he or she has limited space, it really is a great investment.

I did adjust the set screw underneath the clamp as well as the tension knob at the end of the clamp. The latter of the two was stuck and wouldn’t adjust.

I actually came on to post an update and just saw your response. I reached out to Kreg and before I even got their response, there was a notification that a replacement clamp was on its way. That one, functions perfectly. I also grabbed a second on sale at Rockler for $15.

I very much like this table. Talked one of my shop buddies into getting one, too, so we’ll be teaming up from time to time.